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by Nsenga Burton onMarch 2, 2011
The charges against a North Carolina man who shouted racial slurs before shooting two children don't match the alleged crime.
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by Joe Davidson onJanuary 18, 2011
The civil rights leader-turned-professor assesses progress toward equality in America and measures the achievements of President Obama.
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by E.R. Shipp onDecember 19, 2010
It was never a powerful monolith but, rather, a wide range of groups with different styles and -- usually -- common goals. Many movement veterans say that approach could work again.
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by Deron Snyder onOctober 26, 2010
Banning menthol cigarettes, which 80 percent of African-American smokers prefer, won't make folks quit.
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October 4, 2010
Two days after One Nation, there is no official third-party estimate of the crowd size, which means that speculation about it has become the job of politically charged news organizations.
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by Lenny McAllister onOctober 1, 2010
The Oct. 2 rally sounds good in name, but let's call it what it really is: an attempt to unite liberals in time for the November elections.
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October 1, 2010
“I will put our record on education up against any administration at any economic time,” said Robert Gibbs.
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October 1, 2010
So often for the African American community, the good jobs are also ones that cause harm in our own community, whether it’s pollution or junk food and alcohol.
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September 24, 2010
A new study proves that both parties benefit when racial-justice and LGBT-justice groups combine.
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by Cord Jefferson onJuly 29, 2010
The National Urban League, the NAACP and other civil rights groups blasted the president's $4.35 billion education program earlier this week. Today President Obama had his say. He didn't hold back.
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